hi ho Silver, The Lone Ranger rides on.... - Page 12

Temis the Vorta · December 15 2012, 07:07 PM

Harvey wrote:

I'm not sure how subtitles are going to make a difference, Temis. One assumes they'll replicate Tonto's dialogue, including his matter of speech.

How many people in Jakarta or Shanghai would know that a Native American character dropping his prepositions is racist?

As movies get more global, cultural niceties like that get lost. Only the broad strokes remain. For much of the world, all they know about Native Americans is what Hollywood has told them. There's your scary thought for the day.

the G-man · December 15 2012, 11:54 PM

Professor Zoom wrote:

Tora Noel wrote:

Vorta Claus wrote:

So it's an opportunity for me to salute Native Americans."

I read only partway through the thread, so forgive me if this has already been said, but... If Depp sincerely wants to salute Native Americans, maybe he should cast a Native actor as Tonto, instead of playing the role himself.

He's part Native American. But, yeah. Perhaps an actor who is MORE full blooded than he...

"Native American" is a tricky designation, however. There are in all likelihood enrolled members of various tribes at least "white" as Depp.

There's also the question that, if we're going to require only Native Americans to play Native Americans, why not do the same with other cultures. Should, for example, Jewish actors be prohibited from portraying Christians or Muslims? Or vice versa?

stj · December 16 2012, 07:52 AM

Judging from the preview showed before The Hobbit, Depp delivers Silver's lines, in an effort to keep the movie grounded I suppose. The preview also showed Silver wearing a hat, whereupon Tonto announced there was something wrong with that horse. Conflict amongst the heroes is an infallible sign of Serious Drama. All God' children should watch this movie.

That lets the rest of us off the hook!

Samurai8472 · January 29 2013, 10:58 PM

Poor Armie. Can't even get equal space on the poster. They should be upfront and say the movie is about Tonto.

Shazam! · January 29 2013, 11:00 PM

The more I see of this movie the less I want to see it.

JarodRussell · January 29 2013, 11:02 PM

This is one of the films were the billing thing gets pretty silly. Armie Hammer is The Lone Ranger, not Johnny Depp.

Temis the Vorta · January 29 2013, 11:35 PM

Now The Lone Ranger knows how Alice feels.

Professor Zoom · January 30 2013, 01:42 AM

They couldn't show his ARM? Ridiculous poster.

Temis the Vorta · January 30 2013, 01:49 AM

Maybe he's wearing something really really stupid on his arm. Like a crow.

sojourner · January 30 2013, 02:18 AM

I don't know, the hat looks more "country farmer" than "intimidating gunslinger" in that poster, maybe they should have cut off the top of his head instead of the arm.

RJDiogenes · January 30 2013, 10:34 AM

This is 2013. He actually loses his arm in battle, just to show us that this is not your daddy's Lone Ranger.

Captaindemotion · January 30 2013, 10:36 AM

JarodRussell wrote:

This is one of the films were the billing thing gets pretty silly. Armie Hammer is The Lone Ranger, not Johnny Depp.

Christopher Reeve didn't have top billing in Superman or Michael Keaton in Batman, IIRC, so it's not unprecedented for the lesser-known actor playing the lead character to get lower billing to a better known actor playing what is nominally a supporting character.

Beagleman · January 30 2013, 01:38 PM

I like the overall style of the poster, but the lack of symmetry is somewhat grating...

Dream · January 30 2013, 02:10 PM

Wow, I can't believe this movie is really happening!

Shazam! · January 30 2013, 02:14 PM

Captaindemotion wrote:

JarodRussell wrote:

This is one of the films were the billing thing gets pretty silly. Armie Hammer is The Lone Ranger, not Johnny Depp.

Christopher Reeve didn't have top billing in Superman or Michael Keaton in Batman, IIRC, so it's not unprecedented for the lesser-known actor playing the lead character to get lower billing to a better known actor playing what is nominally a supporting character.

Yes, and it wasn't okay then and it isn't okay now.

December 16 2012, 07:52 AM	#168
stj Rear Admiral Location: the real world	Re: hi ho Silver, The Lone Ranger rides on.... Judging from the preview showed before The Hobbit, Depp delivers Silver's lines, in an effort to keep the movie grounded I suppose. The preview also showed Silver wearing a hat, whereupon Tonto announced there was something wrong with that horse. Conflict amongst the heroes is an infallible sign of Serious Drama. All God' children should watch this movie. That lets the rest of us off the hook! __________________ Morals are what you do to other people. Other people, what we call society, are essential to human happiness. Therefore, morals are the path to happiness. My morals, your happiness; your morals, my happiness: It's a fair trade.

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Samurai8472 Vice Admiral	Re: hi ho Silver, The Lone Ranger rides on.... Poor Armie. Can't even get equal space on the poster. They should be upfront and say the movie is about Tonto. __________________ "Inception" is a layer cake.

January 29 2013, 11:00 PM	#170
Shazam! Rear Admiral	Re: hi ho Silver, The Lone Ranger rides on.... The more I see of this movie the less I want to see it.

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JarodRussell Vice Admiral	Re: hi ho Silver, The Lone Ranger rides on.... This is one of the films were the billing thing gets pretty silly. Armie Hammer is The Lone Ranger, not Johnny Depp. __________________ lol l /\

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January 30 2013, 01:42 AM	#173
Professor Zoom Vice Admiral Location: Idealistic	Re: hi ho Silver, The Lone Ranger rides on.... They couldn't show his ARM? Ridiculous poster. __________________ Batman does not eat nachos.

January 30 2013, 01:49 AM	#174
Temis the Vorta Fleet Admiral Location: Tatoinne	Re: hi ho Silver, The Lone Ranger rides on.... Maybe he's wearing something really really stupid on his arm. Like a crow.

January 30 2013, 02:18 AM	#175
sojourner Vice Admiral Location: I'm at WKRP	Re: hi ho Silver, The Lone Ranger rides on.... I don't know, the hat looks more "country farmer" than "intimidating gunslinger" in that poster, maybe they should have cut off the top of his head instead of the arm. __________________ Baby, you and me were never meant to be, just maybe think of me once in a while...

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January 30 2013, 01:38 PM	#178
Beagleman Captain Location: European Union	Re: hi ho Silver, The Lone Ranger rides on.... I like the overall style of the poster, but the lack of symmetry is somewhat grating...

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